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Was playing with both hands ever allowed in chess?

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Pros and cons of playing correspondence chess

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Is it good to take a fianchettoed Bishop?

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Can black play the London system?

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Beginner Tactics - Why Isn't This Mate?

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Positional thinking by Grandmasters

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Why is the Exchange French considered drawish?

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Pawns pushes in the center

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For white - anything but a draw?

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Can a player move before his opponent hits the clock?

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Which FIDE rule forbids pressing the clock before taking captured pieces off the board?

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Advance of d4 in the Ruy Lopez

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Caro-Kann advance variation w/ 3. c5 dxc5

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Which titled players (IM or GM) have also been successful politicians?

titles

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Opening Moves: Pawn Chains and Countering Attacks

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What is the Bongcloud opening?

opening

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What is “Chronological Order” in chess?

terminology

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Is it possible to reach master level without studying theory?

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What is the most amazing chess position you have seen? [closed]

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Weakening g4 move

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How to “crack” this position?

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Playing d5 in the Pirc defense

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Why doesn’t the computer like my odd queen trade?

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What is the maximum number of squares 8 queens and 8 nightriders can attack on a 16x16 board?

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Carlsen vs. Nepo this morning, why didn't Nepo win the pawn?

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answered Nov 22 at 22:21 Inertial Ignorance 7,945

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Who is the oldest person to become a GM via norms and hitting 2500 in rating?

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